Changing Basic Mask Properties

You can customize a mask's properties by changing settings in the node's Mask tab.

Transparency field

Displays the percentage of transparency of the mask.

Intensity field

Displays the blend between the outgoing and incoming image inside the mask.

Smoothing field

Displays the percentage of gradient blur softness.

Closed button

Connect a spline from the last point in the mask to the first control point. This button is enabled automatically if you close the mask gesturally.

Invert button

Enable to apply settings to the area outside of the mask.

Lock button

Lock the relative position of vertices.

Shape animation

Enable to animate a mask using the Shape channel.

Blending box

Displays the blending mode of the mask when it overlaps with another mask.

Correlation box

Select how overlapping gradients are blending. This box is displayed when a Autodesk Maya Composite blending mode is selected in the Blending box.

Motion Blur button

Enable to apply a blur effect to the selected mask. (Motion blur must be enabled in the Setup menu.)

Visibility box

Select to apply the mask to the Right, Left, or Mono camera in a stereo scene.